2012 MIAA Baseball Report

As of 5/16/12

The MIAA baseball champion shall be determined based upon best won-loss record in MIAA conference play. The tournament champion will qualify for the NCAA championships.

* - MIAA Champion

NCAA Division III Baseball Tournament
Mideast Regional at Marietta, Ohio
Wednesday, May 16
Adrian 8, Wooster, Ohio 4 box

Thursday, May 17
Adrian (35-8) vs. Manchester, Ind.-Washington & Jefferson, Pa. winner, 8 p.m.

Friday, May 11 at Adrian
Game 6: Adrian 17, Hope 2 (Hope eliminated, Adrian wins tournament) box

Thursday, May 10 at Adrian
Game 3: Adrian 9, Trine 4 box
Game 4: Hope 7, Albion 0 (Albion eliminated) box
Game 5: Hope 3, Trine 1 (Trine eliminated) box

Wednesday, May 9 - First Round
Game 1: Adrian 2, Albion 0 box
Game 2: Trine 6, Hope 3 box

All-MIAA Honors

Most Valuable Position Player
Kyle Strawn, Adrian (senior from Lima, Ohio/Shawnee HS)

Most Valuable Pitcher
Adam Clements, Hope, (senior from Saline/Saline HS)

First Team All-MIAA
C – Jon Ponte, Hope* (senior from Novi/Dearborn Divine Child HS)
1B – Jake Hansen, Kalamazoo* (senior from Northville/Detroit Catholic Central HS)
2B – Garrett Green, Adrian* (junior from Novi/Novi HS)
3B – Ryan Smith, Trine*** (senior from Danville, Ind./Danville HS)
SS – Davin Montgomery, Albion* (sophomore from Novi/Northville HS)
OF – Kyle Strawn, Adrian* (senior from Lima, Ohio/Shawnee HS)
OF – Sam Fischer, Adrian* (sophomore from Monclova, Ohio/Anthony Wayne HS)
OF – Andrew DeLuca, Adrian* (junior from Westland/John Glenn HS)
DH/UT – Ben Cok, Calvin* (junior from Grand Rapids/Grand Rapids Christian HS)
P – Jason Fryman, Adrian* (senior from Dowagiac/Dowagiac Union HS)
P – Adam Clements, Hope** (senior from Saline/Saline HS)
P – Rylie Robinson, Adrian* (sophomore from Clinton/Clinton HS)

Second Team All-MIAA
C – Matt Zurbriggen, Trine (junior from Crown Point, Ind./Crown Point HS)
1B – Andrew Brawley, Olivet (junior from Niles/Niles HS)
2B – Ty Peterson, Hope (junior from Wheaton, Ill./Warrenville South HS)
3B – Eric Dawson, Hope (sophomore from Grand Haven/Midland HS)
SS – Chris Mattson, Hope (senior from Muskegon/Mona Shores HS)
OF – Chuck DeClarke, Albion (senior from Holt/Lansing Catholic Central HS)
OF – Josh Rivera, Trine (senior from Somonauk, Ill./Somonauk HS)
OF – T.J. Klein, Hope (junior from Circle Pines, Minn./Centennial HS)
DH/UT – Donny Lee, Alma (senior from Mt. Pleasant/Mt. Pleasant HS)
P – Eric Schmidt, Adrian (freshman from Blissfield/Blissfield HS)
P – Mike Schypinski, Albion (junior from Sterling Heights/Warren De La Salle HS)
P – Cory Schmidt, Hope (junior from Milan, Ohio/Edison HS)

Players of the Week

Position Player of the Week
Olivet first baseman/catcher Austin Clark, a senior from Ossineke (Alpena HS), went 6-for-18 at the plate for a .333 average and drove in six runs in six MIAA games for the week. He drove in three runs in a 6-3 loss to Kalamazoo, then went 2-for-4 with two RBIs in his final game for the Comets in a 9-1 rout of the Hornets. Clark, who is being honored as Player of the Week for the first time in his career, tied an Olivet school record this season with 14 doubles.

Pitcher of the Week
Trine lefthander Jake Rightnowar, a junior from Oregon, Ohio (Toledo Christian HS), threw a two-hitter and did not walk a batter in pitching the Thunder to a 1-0 victory over MIAA champion Adrian. He struck out four batters and also picked off a runner in pitching his first collegiate shutout. Rightnowar is being honored as Player of the Week for the first time in his career.

Player of the Week Honor Roll

Pitcher of the Week
Week #1 - Kyle Cassidy, Albion
Week #2 - Jake Ball, Olivet
Week #3 - Jay Magro, Olivet
Week #4 - Phil Haywood, Hope
Week #5 - Adam Clements, Hope
Week #6 - Joe Lambers, Calvin
Week #7 - Jake Rightnowar, Trine